They are also steeped in symbolism. "Jewish tradition teaches that the pomegranate is a symbol for righteousness.In some artistic depictions, the pomegranate is found in the hand of Mary, mother of Jesus. Persephone, was tricked into eating pomegranate seeds by Hades, who kept her captive in the Underworld.

In ancient times they were offered to Demeter and to the other gods for fertile land, for the spirits of the dead and in honor of compassionate Dionysus. When one buys a new home, it is conventional for a house guest to bring as a first gift a pomegranate, which is placed under/near the ikonostasi (home altar) of the house, as a symbol of abundance, fertility and good luck."

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I get pomegranate yogurt - I'm also fascinated by the fruit. I had my first one only like a year or two ago. I never knew how to eat it until a friend told me... I think they're so beautiful - almost sexual looking? (Did I go too far? LOL.)

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